2008 XK Convertible - rear interior trim squeak driving me MAD!!!!

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desturner

Discussion Starter · Oct 16, 2017

Hi. Love my XK60 Convertible, but there is a maddening squeak coming from the area behind the driver's and passenger's shoulders when the hood is closed (never happens when hood is open); hard to pin down exactly, but I'm fairly sure it is coming from the plastic trim behind and along from the seat belt 'housing' towards the seat backs if that makes sense. It's activated at any speed on uneven road surfaces - so pretty much all the time! - and I know it's not the rear seat backs as I attended to them with the foam insert solution when I first got the car three years ago. Have any other XK Convertible owners had the same problems and what, if any, remedies did you come up with? I so want to use the car regularly, and not just with the top down, but, ugh, THAT NOISE

!!!!! Completely ruined a wonderful drive back from the Peak District recently.

Really grateful for any suggestions/pointers from Forum members.

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OCD-Jagman

· #2 · Oct 16, 2017

Compliments first: Car looks very neat.

As for squeaks and strange noises in Cars, I absolutely hate them too. I recall my previous XKR had Alcon brakes and I hated the car because of the squeaks from the brakes —- whenever I applied the brakes. Jaguar replaced the rotors, but that didn’t completely stop it.

I can empathise.

Hope you find the source of the noise soon, and hopefully resolve so you can continue to enjoy the car.

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Scrabo

· #3 · Oct 17, 2017

My 08 XKR delivers the same frustrating squeaks, but I try to ignore and get on enjoying the drive. It would be great to hear of a fix!

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Bluegrass

· #4 · Oct 17, 2017

I have a similar issue and believe it comes from when the roof is closed the rear section that "sits" on the car squeaks. If you drop the roof and make sure the bright strip is clean and dust/dirt free it helps.

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Shmee

· #5 · Oct 23, 2017

Try stopping the roof halfway through its cycle and clean and lubricate the seal as well, also check the rear quarter light seals, you can do this by blipping the roof down switch, the rear quarters will drop but the roof won't cycle, you could try that and see if the squeaking stops on the move for fault finding.

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simpo3

· #6 · Oct 23, 2017

Shmee said:
Try stopping the roof halfway through its cycle...

As a matter of interest, what happens if you take your finger off the switch mid-operation? I've always been too afraid to try it in case it f*cks up the sequence!

I have the 4,000 page PDF manual and the roof is staggeringly complicated... every time I press the button I think 'Please work!' - and imagine myself trying to wind it up/down at the roadside by hand with the Allen key...

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Shmee

· #7 · Oct 23, 2017

Its covered in the manual for fault finding etc, you'll need to possibly prop the roof, but a good clean with a water and iso-propyl alcohol mix and a thin (very thin) smear of silicone grease might work, same as for window rubbers/tracks.
I've done it once with no problems to get things nice and clean. The rear quarters are weird as the door windows drop before they come back up, but I use the functionality a lot if the roof is up and I want to hear the exhaust.

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desturner

Discussion Starter · #8 · Oct 24, 2017

Shmee said:
Its covered in the manual for fault finding etc, you'll need to possibly prop the roof, but a good clean with a water and iso-propyl alcohol mix and a thin (very thin) smear of silicone grease might work, same as for window rubbers/tracks.
I've done it once with no problems to get things nice and clean. The rear quarters are weird as the door windows drop before they come back up, but I use the functionality a lot if the roof is up and I want to hear the exhaust.

Thanks for the suggestion, Shmee - I shall give this a try at the weekend, weather permitting of course!

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desturner

Discussion Starter · #9 · Oct 24, 2017

simpo3 said:
As a matter of interest, what happens if you take your finger off the switch mid-operation? I've always been too afraid to try it in case it f*cks up the sequence!

I have the 4,000 page PDF manual and the roof is staggeringly complicated... every time I press the button I think 'Please work!' - and imagine myself trying to wind it up/down at the roadside by hand with the Allen key...

Hi simpo3. As it happens I did inadvertently stop the roof operation once, and all was fine - in fact I've used it since to clean (but alas not lubricate) the chrome surround. I think if you turn off the ignition before the sequence has completed you do run into problems and will need most of the 4,000 pages to get back to the start!!

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Snotter

· #10 · Oct 24, 2017

Maddening swueak

I had similar irritating squeak that turned out to be a much simpler fix. The noise was coming from the leather strap with a magnetic stud that holds the seatbelt in place at the top of the seat backrest. Simply pull the strap up to 'unclip' it and see if the squeaking stops. If it does you can lubricate the offending part with a tiny bit of silicone lubricant. Hope it works for you

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